disk file

disk file

[′disk ‚fīl]

(computer science)

An organized collection of records held on a magnetic disk.

disk file

A set of instructions or data that is recorded, cataloged and treated as a single unit on a disk. Source language programs, machine language programs, spreadsheets, database files, text documents, graphics files and batch files are examples. See file and disk format.

1 was released in January 1998 and provides more efficient disk storage with HFS+, an improved disk file system, faster application launching from newly optimized virtual memory, improved disk caching, and further refinements to Apple's famed ease of use.

The direction mirrors the opinion of a recently released IDC Bulletin: "Solid State Disks: The Right Products for Boosting Performance in Tough Times," which provides a comprehensive analysis of the solid state disk file cache market.

It features advanced journal recovery; high scalability and LAN free backup support; support for recovery of unbootable systems, and for database backups; addition of SnapFS functionality to existing disk file system layouts without reformatting or data migration; rollback to current and old snapshots in the original disk layout; dynamic snapshot addition and removal; XML-based configuration and management.

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